08-12-2022, 07:52 PM
@hongnguyen
I will provide my two cents of insight.
1. Have you ever considered becoming an IRS Enrolled Agent (EA)? The pay is similar to most accounting jobs and more if you take on clients yourself. It's three tests to become an EA, and you would have the same privileges as an attorney and CPA in representing clients with the IRS. Also, it's a national license, not a state.
2. An Enrolled Agent's salary in Texas averages around $25/hour, or $50K annual.
3. Have you looked into different jobs' financial and tax accounting titles? The TITLE of a job makes all the difference between someone making $30K/annual or a very similar position making $70K/annual. I am not referring to supervisor and manager roles.
I would suggest looking into TITLES such as Tax Analyst, Financial Reporting Analyst, etc. Those titles typically pay more than a standard accounting position.
4. You mentioned being good with math. Have you looked into a degree in analytics? You might look into data learning providers such as DataCamp (I have no affiliation with that company). DATA jobs will pay a lot more than standard accounting jobs.
5. Before diving into an accounting degree, at least explore your options. Accounting degrees have a horrible return on investment unless you go the entire CPA route.
btw: I have multiple accounting degrees (BA and MS).
I will provide my two cents of insight.
1. Have you ever considered becoming an IRS Enrolled Agent (EA)? The pay is similar to most accounting jobs and more if you take on clients yourself. It's three tests to become an EA, and you would have the same privileges as an attorney and CPA in representing clients with the IRS. Also, it's a national license, not a state.
2. An Enrolled Agent's salary in Texas averages around $25/hour, or $50K annual.
3. Have you looked into different jobs' financial and tax accounting titles? The TITLE of a job makes all the difference between someone making $30K/annual or a very similar position making $70K/annual. I am not referring to supervisor and manager roles.
I would suggest looking into TITLES such as Tax Analyst, Financial Reporting Analyst, etc. Those titles typically pay more than a standard accounting position.
4. You mentioned being good with math. Have you looked into a degree in analytics? You might look into data learning providers such as DataCamp (I have no affiliation with that company). DATA jobs will pay a lot more than standard accounting jobs.
5. Before diving into an accounting degree, at least explore your options. Accounting degrees have a horrible return on investment unless you go the entire CPA route.
btw: I have multiple accounting degrees (BA and MS).
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